Archive: 2013
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Virginia Gold Cup
Virginia Gold Cup
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The Outpost Opens with Treasures from Africa, England & Istanbul
Pam and Keith Foster are back in Middleburg from their two-month search through Africa, England and Istanbul for seductive decorative objects for The Outpost, t…
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The EPA: Friend or Foe?
When the first European settlers came to what is now the United States, they discovered a treasure trove of untapped natural resources. While the Native America…
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Semper ubi, sub ubi
Semper ubi, sub ubi. Didn't your mother always tell you to wear clean undies in case you ended up in the hospital? I have a vivid childhood memory of being in a…
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Red: "What Difference Does It Make?"
Denial, as the saying goes, is a river in Egypt. But it seems to have spilled over into neighboring Libya in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Benghazi w…
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Outer Space Beckons Middleburg Academy Students this Summer
Two Middleburg Academy juniors have been selected to participate in the 2013 Summer Academy at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. Caroline Greer of Al…
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NSLM Book Fair Showcases Equestrian Authors
The National Sporting Library and Museum's Book Fair celebrates its third year Saturday, May 25th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with three top-rated authors, all-day d…
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Middleburg Hunt Ball
Middleburg Hunt Ball
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Middleburg Academy - An Evening in New Orleans
Middleburg Academy - An Evening in New Orleans
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Memorial Day
Forget the calendar. Forget astronomy. Forget Winter and Spring. Summer begins on Memorial Day. Parades. Pools. The Brickyard. Good things on grills. White shoe…
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Life is Too Short
On Monday, May 21st, one of the largest tornados in U.S. history ravaged Moore, OK, just miles south of Oklahoma City. According to various reports, the tornado…
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Land Trust of Virginia Honors Conservationists
The Land Trust of Virginia (LTV), a nationally accredited non-profit land trust that protects open space and natural and historic resources in Virginia, recentl…
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Land Trust of Virginia - Annual Garden Party
Land Trust of Virginia - Annual Garden Party
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Kerria, Not Just a Shrub
Kerria is a shrub with multiseason interest, one of my favorites in spring, summer and winter. Broad and mounding, some consider it a groundcover shrub because…
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Just back from Salisbury, Connecticut
Landscape design, my other profession, can meet or even exceed expectations, but it cannot perform miracles. That was the challenge I confronted when asked to d…
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Improve your golf drive
It is that time of year again when the greens beckon us to come out and play. The days get warmer and longer and the golf courses get busier with new as well as…
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ISO New Tenants
At the May 9 regular meeting of the Middleburg Town Council, Genie Ford of the Middleburg Business & Professional Association reported on the group's most recen…
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Frustrating Finish to Fabulous Season
Foxcroft School's exhilarating lacrosse season ended in frustrating fashion when top-seeded Covenant School of Charlottesville scored the final four goals of th…
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Foxcroft Students Named to Elite Governor's Programs
Four members of Foxcroft School's Junior Class have been named to attend 2013 Virginia Governor's Summer Programs, Academic Dean Alexander O. Northrup announced…
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Duchessa's Salute to Women Veterans
Duchessa's Salute to Women Veterans